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Microsoft has been keeping the Windows platform away from the gaming market in favor of Xbox, I'd imagine to avoid competing with themselves. Xbox has to have b
by branon 3y ago
Microsoft has been keeping the Windows platform away from the gaming market in favor of Xbox, I'd imagine to avoid competing with themselves. Xbox has to have been getting subsidies from somewhere to run Game Pass. Despite all this help, they do seem to be stuck third place. Excluding Nintendo as a competitor seems wrong, it's not just about current-gen.
I don't play Activision/Blizzard games or use Xbox so I'm not really invested, but I tend to oppose market consolidation and monoculture whenever possible. That said, lately game releases have been pretty lackluster with some major flops and lots of remakes coming out. If the underdog thinks they can turn the tide by acquiring a major studio, I don't particularly want the government in the way either.
- heresie-dabord 3y ago> Microsoft has been keeping the Windows platform away from the gaming market in favor of Xbox Consoles have admirable hardware. It is a pity that consoles are walled gardens. Steam on PC is my choice for gaming because I like Valve's platform and I prefer the versatility of owning my hardware platform despite occasional problems with drivers. PC gamers are accustomed to finding solutions.
- worrycue 3y agoThey have to be walled gardens. Game licensing is how they make money, fund future R&D, and sell their hardware at break even prices.
- heresie-dabord 3y agoI understand that the business model is as you describe. But it would be excellent if an older generation console could at least also run Debian or Pop!OS. As it is, the older consoles are just techno-waste.
- tmtvl 3y agoYou can still hook your SNES to your TV and replay Chrono Trigger, although I have to admit eventually things will break and old machines will end up getting dismantled and recycled.
- Nullabillity 3y agoIt's not our responsibility to maintain their unethical business models.
- Hamcha 3y agoWhat do you mean by your first statement? Since like 5/6 years if not more, MS has started using "console exclusive" to mean "Xbox/Windows" for their exclusives. All their biggest hits (Forza, Halo, Sea of Thieves, etc.) have been coming out to Xbox and windows at the same time. I think part of it is the pressure from Apple in the computer space, part of it might be envisioning their console as a "cheap gaming pc" rather than its own platform.